Nonpareil Mine, Coffee Creek, Coffee Mining District (Coffee Creek Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 4' 60'' North , 122° 41' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Coffee Creek | 217 (2011) | 2.0km |
| Trinity Center | 267 (2011) | 11.2km |
| Lakehead | 461 (2011) | 32.5km |
| Dunsmuir | 1,582 (2017) | 37.3km |
| Mount Shasta | 3,296 (2017) | 40.2km |
A former lode Au mine located in the W½W½ (estimated) sec. 9, T37N, R7W, MDM, 1.3 km (4,300 feet) NE of Coffee Creek (town), along the Trinity River, between Scorpion Creek and Copper Creek, on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is a Au deposit. The ore body strikes N40E and dips 40E. Local rocks include Mesozoic gabbroic rocks, unit 1 (Trinity Ophiolite).
Workings include underground openings comprised of a 420 foot adit, 150 feet of drifts and a 30 foot deep winze.
Production data are found in: Brown (1913).
No specific production record was found. Ore was free-milling and some high-grade ore was found. Said to have produced $20,000 of Au (period values).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10035835 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Klamouth RangeVolcanic Arc
- Shoofly-Olds Ferry DomainDomain
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0061051161
